Chapter 599: Overthrow and start over
After the meeting, Xia Yu asked Han Tianze to lead him to inspect the power plant owned by the Xiangjiang Electric Light Company.
Since the establishment of the Heung Kong Electric Company, the location and scale of the power plant have gradually changed.
The original power plant, called the Wan Chai Power Plant, was located in Star Street, Wan Chai, with an initial power generation capacity of only 100 kilowatts, and the power generation was supplied to Sun Street, Moon Street, Star Street, Bright Street and Electric Street in Central and Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island, but was demolished in 1922.
This was followed by a new power plant at Fortress Hill at North Point, which opened in 1919 with an initial capacity of 3,000 kilowatts and was subsequently expanded.
However, the electricity demand on Hong Kong Island continued to grow, and the power plant at Fortress Hill in North Point was running out of power, so a power plant was built in Ap Lei Chau in the Southern District, one south and one north, to supply electricity to Hong Kong Island.
HK Electric's power plant in Ap Lei Chau in the Southern District is a state-of-the-art, fully computerised power plant that began construction in 1968, with the third phase of the project completed and put into operation, with the final phase remaining to generate 1,061 megawatts of electricity from the plant in Ap Lei Chau.
Unfortunately, the power plant in Ap Lei Chau is an oil-fired power plant, close to the urban area, and the pollution is serious, and the public has a lot of opinions, and the Hong Kong Government has also taken into account the overall planning of Hong Kong Island, so it has requested the Heung Kong Electric Company to close the Ap Lei Chau power plant in a planned way.
In order to make up for the Heung Kong Electric Company, the Hong Kong government gave a large concession to the Heung Kong Electric Company to select its own site on the premise of complying with the regulations, and finally chose to build a new power plant on Lamma Island to replace the Ap Lei Chau Power Station.
As for the power plant in Ap Lei Chau, Xia Yu only took a brief look and then headed south to Lamma Island to see the power plants that had already been put into construction.
After reading the Ap Lei Chau Power Plant, Xia Yu decided that after the completion of the Lamma Island Power Plant, the outdated North Point Power Plant and the Ap Lei Chau Power Plant would be demolished without the urging of the Hong Kong government to build commercial residences in order to maximize the benefits.
Soon, the group took a boat to Lamma Island.
Lamma Island is the third largest island in the Hong Kong River, second only to Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island in terms of area, and belongs to the outlying islands area in the administrative region, with an island area of about 14 square kilometers, formerly known as "Boliao Island", and later because the island is located in the south of Hong Kong, it is shaped like the Chinese character "δΈ«", so it is named "Lamma Island".
As far as Xia Yu knows, Zhou Yanfa, who is now under the umbrella of Global Brokerage Company, was born on Lamma Island.
In addition, the power plant is located in the northwest of Lamma Island, and the small place name Pineapple Mouth is also chosen here because it is closer to Hong Kong Island, which can save the cost of cable laying, and the surrounding area is uninhabited, which not only saves the cost of demolition, but also does not affect the lives of residents.
Looking at a busy construction site, Han Tianze immediately introduced: "Boss, according to the negotiation with the Hong Kong government, the Lamma Power Plant covers an area of 50 hectares, originally planned to be developed in three phases, and now the first phase of the project is under construction, which is expected to take five years, consisting of three 250 MW oil-fired generator sets, with a total power generation capacity of 750 MW. β
After speaking, Han Tianze quietly paid attention to the change in Xia Yu's expression.
Xia Yu's face was calm and slightly bowed, and he didn't let Han Tianze see anything, which made him a little apprehensive.
Xia Yu is very satisfied with the Hong Kong government's willingness to take out 50 hectares of land, although it is industrial land, but this amount is also extremely large, and the future value is immeasurable.
The entire Lamma Island is only 14 square kilometres, and one square kilometre is equal to 100 hectares.
This means that the Lamma Power Plant will occupy 28 times the area of the entire Lamma Island.
"Let's go inside!"
After speaking, Xia Yu and his party walked inside.
In the first phase of the project, 15 hectares of land have been used, all of which have been leveled in place, and the foundation has been tamped, and part of the flat-roofed factory has been built.
Next to the factory, a giant cold water tower is halfway under construction.
Under a shed on the ground, there were many steel frames, and Han Tianze immediately explained: "Boss, this is the material for the transmission tower, and only part of it has been shipped now, and the transmission tower will be built immediately after the material expires." β
"Hmm!"
"The generator set hasn't arrived yet, has it?"
After some inspection, everyone came to the power plant plant, the power plant was empty at this time, and infrastructure construction was still underway, Xia Yu asked Han Tianze.
"Not yet, the order is a generator set from Mitsubishi Electric, and the order sent in February has not yet been made. β
Han Tianze immediately replied.
"What is the total duration and total design volume of the power plant?"
"The initial plan for the power plant is to build three phases, with a total power generation capacity of 3,500 megawatts, and at the current rate, it will be built until about 2000. β
Hearing this, Xia Yu frowned and said bluntly: "It's too slow!"
It was only 1979, and the entire construction period of the Lamma Island power plant was designed to 2000, which meant that the construction would take 20 years, which was too much delay.
In his vision, he will also push the Xiangjiang Electric Light Company to the world and compete with the world's power giants.
And even if it is fully completed, the daily power generation capacity of 3,500 megawatts, that is, 3.5 million kilowatts, will be 84 million kilowatts of electricity per day.
But this is its maximum power generation capacity, 365 days a year, the power plant cannot be at full capacity all the time, and the general power generation is between 30% and 40% of the theoretical peak.
In this way, if the Lamma Power Plant is fully constructed, the annual power generation capacity will reach the range of 9.2 billion kWh to 12.2 billion kWh.
This amount of electricity will definitely not be enough for Hong Kong Island at that time.
Xia Yu vaguely remembered that the annual electricity consumption of Xiangjiang in later generations was about 50 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.
The local power generation capacity in Xiangjiang is simply insufficient, and the combined power generation of the Heung Kong Electric Power Company and China Power is less than 40 billion kWh, and the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Base is still needed to transmit 10 billion kWh of electricity to Xiangjiang.
According to this calculation, after the construction of the Lamma Island power plant, it will not be able to meet the electricity consumption of Hong Kong Island, so how can it still transmit electricity to Omen, Kowloon, and the New Territories?
Presumably, when making this plan, the management must have been short-sighted, only caring about the one-third of an acre of land on Hong Kong Island, and focusing on the real estate industry, and now he has taken over, the original plan is seriously not in line with his expectations, and must be overturned and redone.
Regardless of whether or not it acquires the China Power Company in the future, the Heung Kong Electric Power Company must have the strength to occupy the power market in Hong Kong, and if there is a surplus of power generation, it can completely sell electricity to Guangdong Province.
Xia Yu looked at Han Tianze and said solemnly: "The construction of the power plant will be completely stopped first, and the original plan will not work!"
Han Tianze's face turned pale, he didn't expect the boss Xia Yu's reaction to be so big, and he directly overturned the entire construction plan, which shows the degree of dissatisfaction of the boss.
He didn't ask why, and quickly replied, "Understood, I'll ask people to stop the construction immediately." β
"Wait, it's not too late, you listen to me first. β
Xia Yu stopped his actions, and said in Han Tianze's puzzled gaze: "The power plant purchases coal-fired generator sets, and from now on, there will be no oil-fired generator sets, of course, if the opportunity is right, you can also use gas-fired generator sets." β
"The total power generation capacity of the Lamma Island power plant must be designed to be 6 gigawatts, and it must be completed in a maximum of five years under the premise of quality and quantity. β
"The power construction department should be expanded to create a strong construction team, and the Lamma Island Power Station is a whetstone, and the construction will be carried out with all its might, and all facilities will be started at the same time, so don't worry about spending money. β
"The original order for fuel units from Mitsubishi Electric was cancelled, and it didn't matter if there was a little liquidated damages, and the fuel units were re-tendered, and the best generator must be used. β
"Fifty hectares of land is not enough, after re-making the plan, and then apply to the Hong Kong government to buy land, I believe that in order to solve the electricity problem in Xiangjiang, the Hong Kong government should meet the requirements, if there is any difficulty, let me know as soon as possible." β
Xia Yu's series of orders blew Han Tianze a little dizzy, but he was excited from the bottom of his heart.
The new boss's plan is too atmospheric, the original plan formulated by the company is not able to be taken at all, the boss Xia Yu really deserves to be the super boss of Xiangjiang, his eyes and strokes are not ordinary.
Only with such a boss can you be motivated!
Thinking of what the boss said just now, the goal of Xiangjiang Electric Light Company is to become a multinational power giant, Han Tianze was excited.
"Boss, I'll redo the plan as soon as I go back, and I won't let you down! If I can't do it, I'll resign directly!"
Han Tianze's face flushed and he said loudly, and directly made a military order to show his determination.
The boss's plan is grand, and of course the difficulty of implementation is also very high, so he can only force himself like this!
PS: At the end of the month, ask for a ticket by the way, don't forget to waste it.
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